Heel-breasting machine



Aug. 24 1926.

R. C. SlMMONS HEEL BREASTING MACHINE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed Ju ne 16, 1919 l l l l l I L 1 Aug. 24 1926. 1,597,210

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Aug 24- 9 1926c R. smM Ns HEEL BREASTING MACHINE s Sheets-Sheet 5 @figiflal Filed June 16, 1919 igi-lO Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH C. SIMMONS, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG-NOB TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, 01?

JERSEY.

1V, NEH/V JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW nnnn nnnns'rrno M'Aonrnn.

Application filed June 16, 1919, SerialNo. 304,617. Renewed November 21, 1925.

This invention relates to machines for breasting heels and particularly to machines for breasting heels after they are attached to their shoes. i

5 Commercial machines for this purpose have usually been organized to support a shoe with its shank in a position determined by the height of the last and with a knife which cuts toward the shank and is arrested by disconnecting it from its actuating mechanism when its edge has reachedthe shank. While machines thus organized have been satisfactory when properly built and'adjust ed, they involve a delicate knife controlling mechanism which is apt to get out oforder. t is obviously simpler to give the knife a constant stroke and to position the shoe by means engaging the shoe shank and located with its shoe engaging face at the limit of the knife stroke. This also has been attempted but in prior machines of this type the work supports have been movable in the longitudinal median plane of the shoe into and out of operating position, and it Was necessary either to give the shoe an abnormal amountof vertical movement to enable the heel to clear the shank engaging stop or else it was necessary to provide more or less complicated mechanism to move the stop out of the Way of the heel during introduction of the shoe into operating relation to the brcasting means and during its removal from such relation. r i

An object of this invention isto provide an organization in Whch the shank stop may remain in fixed position and the shoe may be introduced into and removedfrom opera.- tive position With a minimum of vertical movement. v

A feature of the invention consists in an organization comprising, in combination with heel breasting means, a fixed shank rest or stop-and a shoe support movable transversely of the shoe or laterally "of the longitudinal axis of the shoe into and out of operative relation to the stop and breasting re ans. Since a reciprocating knife is usually employed as the breasing means, the movement of the shoe support maybe defined as being in a plane parallelwith the plane of the knife or with its plane of movement and also as in the direction of extent of the knife edge. The shank stop extends transversely of the shoe shank so that move.

ment of the shoe support is also in the direction of extent of the shank engaging face of the istopi As shovvmthe support is depressible to permit lasts of varying height to be positioned. under the stop and novel mean is provided for raising the shoe against the stop and for sustaining itduring the operation ofthe breasting means.

The breast face of the heel is usually formed at a moreor less acute angle to the face of the shank, this angle'being known as the pitch of the heel breast. To secure the proper pitch of the heel the shoe is usually located by movement in its longitudinal median plane relatively to the knife so that the knife will form the breast face at the proper angle to the shank, The pitch is usually determined by a tread rest- Which engages the tread face of theheel. In many heels, hOW- ever, the tread face has not sufficient area accurately to determine the position of the heel.

A further featureof the present invention consists in? an organization comprising a knife acting in the direction of the height of the .heel and novel means for engaging both the tread face of the heel and the tread face of the forepart for determining the location of the shoe in its longitudinal median plane to secure the proper pitch of the heel.

- ranged for aoiustment together to vary the position of the shoe in its longitudinal median plane relatively to the knife, and hence to'vary the pitch of the heel breast formed by the knife.

1 Since, in orderto vary the pitch of the heel, it is necessary to tip the last in its longitudinal median plane, the direction of the pin hole. in the last Will bechanged as the shoe is'tipped. Accordingly, a further feature of :the invention consists in means constructedand arranged to enable the last pin tobe selfaccommodating to the varying direction of the pin hole of the last as it is tipped to vary the pitch of the heel. Preferably the last pin is movable freely about necessity of making adjustments.

a center located substantially in the tread face of the heel. To ensure such movement of the pin, the pin support, as herein shown, is supported on upwardly converging links which allow a free movement of the pin about a center located as described.

determine the position of the shoe in the be held against depression by means which engaging means.

:operative position longitudinal median plane in which it should be held during the breasting operation, and further since the front edge of'th-e tread rest is employed as a gage to position the heel longitudinally and relatively to the knife. V 1

Accordingly a feature of the invention consists in an organization including a normally depressible work support and normally depressed tread engaging means, a fixed stop, means for locking thesupport with the shoe pressed against the stop, and means for applying shoe holding pressure to the tread tion a last of any height'may be placed on the support, the support depressed to permit movement of the shoe beneath the stop and beneath the tread engaging means. The shoe, upon being released, is raised by the depressible work support against the stop and against'the tread engaging means, which latter are raised by the shoe and the shoe held yieldingly against both the stop and the tread engaging means so that it may be shifted longitudinally or laterally, using the front edge of the tread plate as'a gage. The shoe support locking means is next released to hold the shoe against the stopandagainst depression during the action of the knife. If the shoe is found to be properly positioned for the breasting operation, the machine is started, whereupon additional pressure is applied to the tread engaging means and the knife cuts a chip from the breast face of the heel until its edge is in'the plane of the shoe-engaging face of the stop and then retracts.

It is important that the shoe be raised to press it firmly against the stop and that it acts irrespectively of the height of the last, and also that the operator be relieved of the work of raising and holding the shoe. Accordingly, another feature of the invention consists in power means under the operators control for .raisingand locking the shoe in 1rrespect1vely of the height of the last. In the organization With such an organizashown power is stored up in a previous cycle of the machine and is released in the following cycle to impel the actuator to cause the shoe to be raised and held against the stop. As shown herein the actuator consists of co operating wedge members for raising and holding the shoe and are actuated by a spring which is energized by power in one cycle of the machine and held by a latch which is manually releasable "in the next cycle to cause the wedge members to be actuated.

After releasing the actuator it may be found that the shoe isnot properly posi tioned for the breasting operation, and it is desirable to provide means for releasing the clamping pressure of the actuator against the stop to allow repositioning of the shoe before the machine is started. Accordingly a featnreof the invention-eonsists'in means for releasing or re-energizing the actuator to permit repositioning the shoe before it is again clamped and the machine started.

These and other features'of the invention, including novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will appear more fully from the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings and will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a front elevation machine;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

Fig. 3 a detail in elevation of the knile clamp;

Fig. l is a sectional detail of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 i-s-an enlarged view of the tread plate mechanism shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a detail of mechanism for apply-- ing pressure to the heel;

Figs. 7 and 8 are side elevational details, partly in section, of wedge mechanism for operating the work support, showing the parts in different positions;

Figs. 9 and 10 are side elevational details showing different positions of the wedge of V the locking and releasing mechanism and connections to the clutch;

Fig. 11 is a detail in rear elevation of parts shown in Fig. 7; and Fig. 12 is a detail, in plan, of parts shown 1n Fig. 6. x

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the numeral '2 indicates the frame of the machine in thenpper portion of which is mounted for vertical reciprocation a knife slide 4. To the lower end of the slide is pivoted at 6 a connecting rod 8, the lower portion of which receives the pin 10 of a crank 12 on the main shaft 14 of the machine." The shaft 1 is turned by apulley 16' through a one-revolution clutch acting to stop the shaft with the slide 4 the upper limit of its movement. On the knife slide is a knife clamp comprising jawsT17, 18 (Figs. 8 and 4) which are operated to clamp a knife 19 by means 'of a right and left screw 20, the knife clamp construction being substantially similar to that described in my prior Patent No. 1,191,622 granted July 18, 1916. The shoe is located relative- 1y to the constant lower limit of the knife stroke by an abutment or stop21 (Fig. 2) which is adjustably fixed to the machine frame 2. The stop 21 is fastened at 22 to a block 24 arranged to slide forwardly and backwardly of the machine on a member and is held in place by a screw 28 engaging a slot in the block 24; The member is arranged for vertical adjustment by having downwardly extending portions 29, 30, guided in grooves in the frame, which portions are slotted to receive screws 32, 34.

Heels are formed by the breasting oper ation with the breast ata greater or less acute angle with the shank portionof the shoe. The amount of thi' angle determines the so-called pitch of the heel breast; In the machine of the present invention this angle is determined by a plate or rest 10 (Figs. 2 and engaging the tread face of the heel and a forepart rest 50 engaging the shoe bottom in connection with a shoe support 60 which permits movement of the shoe about a center located substantially in the tread face of the heel. The tread plate 40 is removably secured to a block 11 (Fig. 5) pivoted at 42 to a slide 43, the block having an upward projection 44: which is engaged by a screw 4-5. The block and plate are thus angularly adjustable about the pivot 42. A spring 46 is arranged normally to hold the projection 44 against the screw 15 but permits the plate to be swung down out of the way of the knife when it desired to remove or replace the knife 19.

The f-orepart rest 50 comprises a bar 52 which passes through a stud 54: held in the block l1 by a set screw 56. The bar is bent at its outer end to form the forepart rest 50 as shown. The bar 52 may he slid longitudinally in the stud 54; to locate the rest50 properly for different lengths of shoes and is held in adjusted position a set screw 55. By loosening the set screw 50 the stud may be turned to locate the rest 50 vertically for lasts of different spring. Normally, however the rest 50 is in the plane of the shoe engaging face of theplate 40.

The shoe support 60 earn es the usual last pin 62. The post 60 is relatively short and is fixed to a base G lwhich; its forward and rearward ends, is connected at 06 and 68 to links 7 0 and 72 respectively. The link 70 lies between two upstanding supporting arms 73. 7 1 (Fig. 1) to which it is pivoted at 70 and the link 72 is similarly pivoted a 78 to supporting arms one of which is shown at i9 (Fig. 2). Thearms are arefershoe and guides the ably formed in pairs connected at the bottom, the outer pair being 73, 79, and the inner pair being 74, and one, not shown, but located directly behind the arm 7 9 in Fig. 2- These pairs. are secured to a head 82 by screws 84- passing through the connecting portion of one pair, through the head 82 and threaded into the connecting portion of the other pair. It will be noted that the links 70, 72 are not parallel but converge upward- 1y, their inclination being such that as the base 6 1- swings on the links 70, 7 2 the last pin 62 on the post 00 will swing to a less degree and by extending the line of the post 60 upwardly to the plane of the tread face of the sole a point will be found which will have substantially no movement lengthwise of the shoe. The swinging links, however, allowthe angular position of the last pin to change and to accommodate itself to the position of the last in a vertical plane as determined by the tread plate or by the tread plate 40 in connection with the sole rest 50.

The head 82 is fixedto a jack rod arranged for vertical adjustment in a jack post 92 by a hand wheel 94. A lower p01 tion 96 of the jack post slides up and down in a cylinder 100 being normally sustained therein by a spring 102 located in a longitudinal bore in the portion 96 and resting at its lower end against the bottom of the cylinder 100. Between the post 92 and the portion 96 are two joints 104, 106 arranged at right angles to each other, the one. 10 1, permitting movement of the post longitudinally of the shoe and the other. 106, permitting movement of the post transversely of the shoe. Movement of the post in these two directions is limited by a bail-like member 107 surrounding the post and secured in a projection 108 from the frame by set screws 109. Inward movement of the post laterally of the shoe is limited by a face 110 on. the post adapted to engage a correspond 111;); face on the projection 108 which face extends in a direction longitudinally of the post when moved in that direction.

Considering the construction as thus far described. it will be seen that the shoe support may swing about the pivot 106 laterally of the shoe into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. land a shoe placed upon the last pin 62. his lateral movement of the shoe support therefore causes movement of the shoe in plane parallel with the plane of the knife 19and with its plane of movement-as well in the direction of extent of the knife edge and in the direction of the shoe engaging face of the stop 21. The shoe support may then be depressed by com pressing the spring 102 a little more than enough to clear the stop 21 and the support and shoe swung beneath the tread plate 40 and forepart rest 50 which are adjusted vertically so that the shoe will engage them first and then engage the stop 21 as the shoe is raised, the plate and the sole rest 50 being held down at this time only by the weight of the connected parts. When the shoe is released by the operator the spring 102 will raise the shoe against the tread plate 40 and stop 21 which are adjusted in the longitudinal median plane of the shoe to position the shoe heel with relation to the direction of movement of the knife so that the heel breast will be formed with the proper pitch or angle relatively to the shank. The links 70,72 will permit self-accommodation of the angular direction of the heel pin 62 to correspond to the position of the pin hole of the last of the shoe thus determined. The shoe support may be moved longitudinally of the shoe about the pivot 104 to position the shoe longitudinally relatively to the forward end of the tread plate 40 which serves as a gage to indicate where the knife will engage the toplift. This construction has the distinct advantage that there is no necessity of depressing the shoe to cause the heel to pass beneath the stop 21 as is necessary in a construction where the shoe is moved longitudinally into and out of operative relation to the knife, since in this construction it is necessary only to depress the shoe slightly to bring the shank beneath the stop 21 and treadrests 40, 50 as it is V swung in. The shoe is now positioned properly for the breasting out except that itmay be necessary to lift the shoe and jack slightly to bring the shank into engagement with the stop 21. The knife is of course adjustedto cut to the plane of the shoe engaging face of the stop 21.

After the shoe has been positioned in the machine it is necessary that the shoe be lifted andpositivel'y sustained and prefer- .ably pressed against the stop 21 before the machine is started. To effect this, the mechanism best shown in Figs. 1, 7 and 8 is provided. The portion 96 of the jackpost' is slotted to receive a series of three floatingwedges 120, 122, 124. The lower wedge 120 rests in a groove formed in the top of the cylinder 100 and the wedge 124 bears on its upper face against the upper end of. the slot in the portion 96. Between these wedges is the wedge 122 which is anchored by a link 126 to a bracket 128 on the cylinder 100. This wedge 122 has no substantial movement longitudinally but by reason of its link connection to the bracket 128 may move vertically. The wedge 120 has an upturned end 130 connected by a link 132 to the wedge 124 and beneath the link 132 is a link 134 connecting both wedges 120, 124 to'an operating'lever 136 fixed at its lower end toa rock shaft 138 and acted upon between its ends by a spring 140 to move the lever 136 toward the right (Figs. 2 and 7)v and ad- Vance the wedges 120, 124 beneath and above the; wedge 122 respectively and cause the work support topress the shoe against the stop 21 and, other shoe positioning means 40 50' and to sustain it positively. The wedges 120, 124 are held retracted until their operation is required by a bar 144 (Fig. 10) which is pivoted at one end to an offset 145 (Figs. 1 and 11) on the lever 136 by, a screw 146 and is engaged at its other end by a latch 148. The offset- 145 is strengthened (Fig. 11) by a strut 135 integral therewith and loosely pivoted on the shaft 138 with the lever 136 (Fig. 11). The latch 148 is released by a preliminary movement of a treadle lever 150 by which the power operation of the machine is controlled but which movement is insufficient to trip the clutch to 152 carries also an arm 160- which is held raised and locked with the stop arm 154 in stopping position by a toggle comprising links 162, 164, the connecting joint of which is constructed to prevent its being bent beyond the position shown in Fig. 10-, the toggle being held in straightened position by a spring 165. The upper link 162 of the toggle has a projection 166 above and atone side of the point 163 where it is pivoted to the arm 160 which projection is engaged by a shoulder 167 on a member 168 pivoted at its lower end to the treadle lever 150.211; 151

and held toward the projection by a spring 124, causing the shoe support to be raised and the shoe to be clamped against the stop 21 and the positioning means 40, 50, the shoe being held clamped, during operation of the knife, by pressure through the inclined faces of'the wedges. The self-accommodating last pin adjusts it self to the position of the last as determined by these shoe positioning means. Further depresion of the treadle effects further movement of the roc r-shaft 152, causing the stop arm 154 thereon to be removed from heneath the stop projection'156 of the'clutch, thus allowing the clutch to go in and'the machine to start. The crank 12 then revolves and through the connecting rod 8 causes the knife to descend and cut a chip from the breast end of the heel. The knife transmitted is so adjusted by means of a nut 174 on a threaded stem 176 attached to the knife that when the crank 12 has reached a point 180 from its starting position and has imparted to the knife ltS'Il1&XlllltUl1 downward movement, its edge has reached the plane of the shoe shank as determined by the stop 21. During this movement of the crank it has engaged an inwardly and downwardly bent portion 178 of the member 168 and moved the member outwardly against the spring 153 enough to cause disengagement of the shoulder 167 from the projection 166. This allows .the toggle 162, 164 to straighten under the influence of the spring 165 and restore the stop arm 174 and the latch arm 148 to their initial positions. As the crank 12 continues its movement a portion 180 of the connecting rod 8 extending below the crank pin engages an arm 182 (Fig. 8) on the rock-shaft 138 and rocks the shaft in a direction to withdraw the wedges 120, 124 against the tension 'of the spring 140 and to move the end of the bar 144 into position to be engaged by the latch 148 which has been already released as described. When the crank has completed its revolution and restored the knife to raised position, the stop projection 156 engages the stop arm 154 and the clutch is thrown out to cause the machine to sto i It iiiay sometimes be desirable to withdraw the wedges after they have been released by partial depressionof the treadle in case the shoe is found to be improperly positioned. For this purpose a hand lever 186 is provided which lever is loosely pivoted on the rock-shaft 138 and arranged to engage the offset 145 (Figs. land 11) on the lever 136 and move the lever and hence the bar 144 in a direction to withdraw the wedges to release upward pressure of the shoe supportand allow the shoe properly to be positioned.

It is also important that additional downward pressure he applied to the tread plate 40 during the operation of the knife. For this purpose the slide 43 on which the tread plate is mounted is connected at its upper end through an adjusting screw 190 (Figs. 1 and 2) with a lever 192 pivoted at 194 to a bracket on the frame. A rod 196 is connected to the lever 192 between its ends and a pull on the rod acts through a. stiff spring 198 to press downwardly the slide 43 which is guided for vertical movement in a bracket 47 on the frame. The red at its lower end is pivoted at 200 (Figs; 6 and 12) to an arm 202 secured to a rock-shaft 204. On the rock-shaft 204 is an arm 205 having between its ends a roll206 which is engaged by a suitable edge cam 208 on the main shaft 14. Preferably the arm 202 has a web 207 (Fig. 12) extending toward the arm 205 and connected to it by a link 209. Thus positive action between the roll cam 208 and the rod- 196 is provided. When the cam revolves it applies pressure to the roll 206, causing the lever 202 to pull downwardly on the rod 196 and to act through the spring 198 to apply power pressure to the tread plate 40 and the shoe beneath it. When the machine is in stopped position the plate is held down only by the weight of the connected parts and is easily raised when the wedges operate to jack the shoe. In the preliminary positioning of the shoe the tread plate 40 is adjusted by turning the screw 190 for the height of the heel so that it rests lightly on the shoe and its front edge constitutes a gage for pcsitioning the heel for the cut of the knife in the usual manner, the shoe support being movable for this purpose about either of the pivots 104, 106.

After the operation of the knife it sometimes happens that the chip is not entirely severed from the heel but clings to it by a few shreds at its lower edge and has to be torn off by the operator. In the machine of the present invention means is provided for insuring that the chip will be removed when the shoe is withdrawn from the machine. The stop 21 is provided with a chip engaging portion or offset 210 (Fig. 1) which lies in the path of the chip when the shoe support is swung laterally of the shoe in re moving the shoe from beneath the knife. During such movement of the shoe the chip, if it clings to the heel, is engaged by the offset 210 and torn away from the heel.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. I11 a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a fixed rest having its shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, and a shoe support arranged for movement in a. plane parallel with the plane of the knife to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife. i

2. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a fixed rest having its shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, a shoe support mov-.

able laterally of a shoe positioned thereon to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife and rest, and means for rig idly sustaining the shoe against the rest.

3. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a fixed rest having its shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, a shoe support movable laterally of a shoe positioned there on to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife and rest, and means for raising the shoe against the rest and positively sustaining the shoe during the action of the knife.

4. In a machine of the class described,

means for operating upon a heel attached to a shoe, shoe positioning means for locating the shoe relatively to said operating means in a predetermined position in a vertical plane, and a shoe support movable laterally of the shoe so positioned, to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the operating means.

5. In a machine of the class described, means for operating upon a shoe, a stop for positioning the shoe having a face extending transversely of the shoe shank adjacent to the heel breast, and a shoe support movable in the direction of extent of said face to bring theshoe into and out of operative position relatively tothe operating means.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a breasting knife having a constant limit of operative movement, a stationary shank stop extending transversely of a shoe, a shoe support movable vertically and movable in the direction of extent of said stop, and power means for raising the support to clamp the shoe against the stop prior to the action of the knife and releasing said pressure after operation of the knife to permit removal of the shoe and support in the direction of extent of the stop.

7. In a. heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, av fixed rest having its shoeengaging face located atthe limit of the knife stroke, a shoe support movable laterally of a shoe positioned thereon to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife and rest, power means for raising the shoe to clamp it against the rest and sustain the shoe during the action of the knife, and power means for releasing the shoe after the operation has been performed.

8. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a fired rest having a shoe engaging face extending substantially parallel With the edge of the knife and located at the limit of the knife stroke, and a shoe support arranged for movement in a plane in which said face extends to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife. 4

' 9. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife arranged for movement in a vertical plane, a fixed rest having'its shoe engaging face located at the limit ofthe knife stroke, a shoe support movable in a vertical plane parallel to said plane to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the rest, and means for rigidly sustaining the shoe against the rest.

10. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a fixed rest having its shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, a shoe support movable laterally of a shoe positioned thereon to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife and rest, means for raising the shoe against the rest and posi tively sustaining the shoe during the action of the knife, and means for alining the tread faces of the shoe relatively to the direction of the knife stroke.

11. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a fixed rest having its shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, and a shoe support arranged for movement in the direction of extent of the knife edge to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife. I

12. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a fixed rest for the shank of a shoe having its shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, a shoe support movable laterally of the shoe positioned thereon to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife and rest, said support being also movable for positioning the heel longitudinally relatively to the knife, and means for rigidly sustaining the shoe against the rest.

13. In a heel breasting machine, the comhination of a reciprocating knife, a fixed rest having its shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, a shoe support movable laterally of a shoe positioned thereon to carry the shoe into and out of oper tive relation to the knife and rest, means for raising the shoe against the rest and for positively sustaining the shoe. during the action of the knife, and power means for ap plying pressure to the tread faces of the heel and forepart during the operation of the knife.

i l. In a heel breasting machine,the combination of a reciprocating knife, a fixed rest secured to the machine frame and having its shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, a shoe support movable into and out of operative relation to the knife and rest, power means for raising the shoe to position it against the rest and sustain the shoe during the action of the knife, and power means for releasing the shoe after the operation has been performed.

15. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a fixed rest having its shoe engaging face permanently located at the limit of the knife stroke, a shoe support movable to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife and rest, manually controlled power means for raising the shoe to position it against the rest and sustain the shoe during the action of the knife, and means acting automatically to cause the shoe support to.

be released after the operation of the knife has been performed.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a last pin arranged for movement in the longitudinal median plane of a shoe and last rested thereon about a i as of the heel of the shoe, tread engaging means a for determining the angular location of the shoe in said plane, and means for breasting the shoe heel. I

17. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a breasting knife, a tread plate to determine by engagement with the tread face of the heel the position of the heel breast relatively to the knife, and a last support comprising a heel pin constructed and arranged to be self adapting to the position of the hole in the last as positioned by the tread plate. 7

18. In a machine for operating on heels, the combination of operating means, means adjustable in the longitudinal plane of the shoefor determining the position of the tread face of the heel in said plane, and a work support including a heel I in constructed and arranged to be angu arly adjust-able only in said plane upon relative movement of the support and positioning means to clamp the shoe in position to be operated upon by said operating means.

1%.). In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a breasting knife, a tread plate to determine by engagement with the tread fare of the heel the position of the heel breast relatively to the knife, and a rest secured to the tread plate and adapted to enge the tread face of the fore part of the shoe and to co-operate with the tread plate to determine the position of the tread faces of the shoe.

:30. In a heel breasting machine,the combination of a breasting knife, a tread plate to determine by engagement with the tread face of the heel the position of the heel breast relatively to the knife, a rest adapted to engc the tread face of the fore part of the sane to assist the tread plate in determining the position of the shoe, and a support including a last pin constructed and arranged to be self-adapting to the inclination of the pin hole of the as determined by the tread plate and fore part rest.

91. In a heel breasting machine, the combiuation of a breasting knife, a tread plate to determine by engagement with the tread face of the heel the position of the heel breast relatively to the knife, and a rest carried by the tread plate and adapted to engage the tread face of the fore part of the shoe to assist the tread plate in determining the position of the shoe.

In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a breasting knife, a tread plate to determine by engagement with the tread face of the heel the position of the heel breast relatively to the knife, a rest carried by the tread plate and adapted to engage the tread face of the fore part of the shoe to assist the tread plate in determining the position of theshoe, and a support including a last pin constructed and arranged to be self-adapting to the inclination of the pin hole of the last as determined by the tread plate and fore part rest.

In a machine of the class described, the combination of means for operating upon a heel, a support havin a heel pin for supporting a shoe to be operated upon, and means comprising links for supporting the heel pin for free movement about a pivot located substantially in the tread face of the heel of the supported shoe.

In a machine of the class described, the combination of a reciprocating knife having a constant limit of operative movemerit, a shoe support, a stop having a shoe engaging face located at the limit of movcment of the knife, means for raising and locking the support, heel tread and fore part tread engaging means arranged to be lifted by the shoe when the support is raised to bring the shoe against the stop and to cause the shoe to be located in its longitudinal median plane to cause the knife to breast the heel with the desired pitch, and means for applying shoe holding pressure to said tread engaging means during the brcasting operation.

25. In machine of the class described,

the combination of a reciprocating knife having a constant limit of operative movement, a shoe support, a stop having a shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, a depressible shoe support, heel trend and fore part tread engaging means arranged to be lifted by the shoe when the support is released after depression to bring the shoe against the stop and tread engaging means and to cause the shoe to he located in its longitudinal median plane sotl.at the knife will breast the heel at the desired pitch, means for holding the support against depression, and means for applying shoe holding pressure to said tread engaging .means during the breasting operation.

26. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a last pin arranged for movement in the longitudinal median plane of a shoe and last rested thereon about a center located substantially in the tread face 1 of the .heel of the shoe, tread enga ing means, means for pressing the tread ongaging means against the shoe to cause movement of the last pin about said center and to determine the angular location of the shoe in said plane, and means for breasting the shoe heel.

27. In a machine of the class described, the combination of reciprocating knife having a constant limit of operative movement, a depressible shoe support movable parallel to the plane of the knife to carry a shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife, a fixed stop having a shoe c11- gaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, means for raising and locking the support, means for locating the shoe in its longitudinal median plane to cause the knife to breast the heel with the desired pitch, and means for applyins shoe holding pressure to said means during the breasting operation.

28. In a machine of theclass described, the combination of a last pin arranged for movement in the longitudinal median plane of a shoe and last rested thereon about a center located substantially in the tread face of the heel of the shoe, means for engaging the tread of the heel and the fore part for determining the angular location of the shoe in said plane, means for sustaining the last pin, means for applying power pressure to the tread engaging means, and means for breasting the shoe heel.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means for cutting a chip from the heel breast, a shoe support movable laterally of the shoe for removing the shoe from operative position relatively to the cutting means, and means located in the path of the chip during such movement to en gage the chip and tear it off if it clings to the shoe.

30. In a machine of the class scribed, the combination of means for cuttii g a chip from a shoe, and means lying in the path of the chip as the shoe is removed from the machine and acting during such removal of the shoe to engage the chip and cause it to be removed from the shoe.

31. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stop arranged to engage the shank of the shoe and position the shoe relatively to the limit of movement of the breasting knife, a shoe support movable laterally of the shoe to position the shoe under the stop, and means on thestop to engage the chip cut by the knife when the shoe is removed in said lateral direction.

32. In a machine for breasting heels, a power operated breasting knife, a stop arranged to position the shoe relative to the action of said knife, and means constructed and arranged to be energized in a previous cycle of the machine and to be manually released for forcing the shoe against said stop.

33. In a machine for breasting heels, a power operated breasting knife, means engaging the tread face of the shoe to position the shoe for the operation of the knife, a shoe .support, means constructed and arranged to be energized in a previous cycle for raising the support to force the shoe against the positioning means, and manual means for releasing the support raising means.

34. I11 a machine for breasting heels, a power operated breasting knife, relatively movable work engaging members for locating and holding the work for the operation of the breasting means, an actuator associated with one of said members arranged to be energized by power during each cycle before the machine comes to rest, means to hold said actuator in energized condition, and manually operated means for releasing the actuator holding means.

85. In a machine for breasting heels, a power operated breasting knife, relatively movable work engaging members for locating and holding the work for the operation of the brcasting means, an actuator associated with one of said members arranged to be energized by power during each cycle before the machine comes to rest, means to hold said actuator in energize-d condition, manually operated means for releasing the actuator holding means, and manually operable means for reenergizing the actuator after its release and before the machine has been started.

36. In a machine for breasting heels, a power operated breastingknife, relatively movable work engaging members for 10- cating and holding the work for the operation of the breasting means, an actuator associated with one of said members arranged to be energized by power during each cycle before the machine comes to rest, means to hold said actuator in energized condition, manually operated means for releasing the actuator holding means to cause the shoe to be held in position to be operated upon, and manual means for releasing the shoe before the machine is started in case the shoe is improperly positioned.

37. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a breasting knife, means including a one-revolution clutch for actuating the knife to do its work, a treadle movable to set the clutch to start the machine, relatively movable work engaging members to hold the work for the operation of the knife, an actuator associated with one of said members arranged to he energized by power during each cycle of the machine,

means to maintain the actuator inenergized condition, and means operated by a preliminary movement of the treadle insufiicient to start the machine for releasing the actuator to cause the shoe to be held during the operation of the knife.

38. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a breasting knife, means including a one-revolution clutch for actuating the knife to do its work, a treadle movable to .set the clutch to start the machine, relatively movable work engaging members to hold the work for the operation of the knife, an actuator associated with one of said members arranged to be energized by power during each cycle of the machine, means to maintain the actuator in energized condition, means operated by a preliminary the combination of a tool for operating upon movement of the treadle insntlicient to start the machine for releasing the actuator to cause the shoe to be held during the operation of the knife, and auxiliary manually operated means constructed and arranged to separate the work engaging members and also to energize the actuator in case it has been deenergized by said preliminary move ment without starting the machine.

39. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a tool for operating upon the work, means for locating the work in proper relation to the tool to be operated upon thereby, a work support, and means for holding the-work support with the work against said locating means comprising a pair of wedges arranged to be spring im pelled lengthwise and an intermediate wedge arranged for transverse movement only.

40. In a machine of the class described,

the work, means for locating the work in proper relation to the tool to be operated upon thereby, a work support, and means i for holding the work support with the work against said locating means comprising a pair of wedges arranged for lengthwise movement and a wedge between. said pair and held against lengthwise movement.

41. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a tool for operating upon the work, means for locating the work in proper relation to the tool to be operated upon thereby, a work support, and means for holding the work support with the work against said locating means comprising a pair of wedges arranged for lengthwise movement together and for relative movement transversely and an intermediate wedge held from. lengthwise movement and movable transversely to transmit the thrust of said pair of wedges to the work.

42. In a machine of the class decribed, power operatedcutting means acting with reference to a point on a shoe bottom, a shoe bottom engagingstop locatedwith respect to said point of reference, a power operated last support co-operating with said stop irrespectively of the height of the last to lo cate the shoe bottom for operation of the operating means, and a single manually operable means arranged by one movement to control said support and by another movement to initiate the action of the cutting means.

43. In a machine ofthe class described,

cutting means arranged to perform a power means prior to initiation of its operating cycle.

44. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means for operatingon a shoe, a normally depressible last support, a depressed tread rest for the shoe, -a fixed stop, power means under the operators control for locking the support with the shoe pressed against the stop and in engagement with the tread rest prior to initiation of the action of the operating means, and additional means for applying shoe holding pressure to the tread rest during the action of the operating means.

45. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means for operating on a shoe bottom, a shoe support having a last pin for supporting the shoe to be operated upon, and a pair of upwardly converging links connected to the last pin at their lower ends for supporting the lastpin for free movement about a center located above the 46. Ina heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a rest having its shoe engaging face located at the limit of the knife stroke, a shoe support movable laterally of the longitudinal axis of the shoe positioned thereon to carry the shoe into and out of operative relation to the knife and rest, means for raising the shoe against the rest and for positively sustaining the shoe during the action of the knife, and means for applying pressure to the tread face of the heel during the operation of the knife.

47. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a reciprocating knife having its edge extending transversely of a shoe, and a shoe support arranged for movement in the direction of extent of the knife edge to carry theshoe into and out of operative relation to the knife.

48. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means for operating upon a shoe, a shoe positioning member, and means comprising inclined links for supporting said member for free movement about an axis located beyond the longitudinal extent of the links.

49. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means for operating upon a shoe, a support having a heel pin for supporting the last of the shoe, and means comprising inclined links for supporting the heel pin for free movement about an axis located above the links. i

50. In a machine of theclass described, the combination of a cutting tool for operating upon the work, means for locating the work in proper relation to the tool to be operated upon thereby, a work support, and means for holding the work support with the work against said locating :m eans comprising wedges arranged for relative lengthwise movement and for relative transverse movement and arranged to support the work by their inclined faces during operation of the I the shoe tool.

51. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of bre'asting means movable toward l and from-the shoe, means for locating the shoe in operative relation to the breasting means, a last support, and means comprising a pair, or relatively movable wedges arranged to act on the last support and to ,hold a shoe and lastoff any height pressed against the locating means by pressure continuously applied through their inclined.

,ter to beoperated upon thereby, a shoe support, and means for holding the shoe support with the 'shoe pressed against said lo eating means comprising wedges arranged for relativelengthwise movement and means -under the operators control for i applying substantially predetermined pressure through the inclined faces of the wedges to maintain such pressure on the shoe during operation of the breasting cutter.

53. In amaohine of the classdescribed,

for locking the shoe against said stop, and means under the operators control for causing the locking means to lock the shoeprior to the action ofthe operating means.

54. In a machine of the class described, power means for operating. on a shoe, a stop for locating the shoe -1n operative relation to the operating. means, -1neans constructed and arranged to be energizedin a previous cycle-for locking the shoe against said stop, and-manually controlled means for releasing the locking means tolo'ck the shoe, said manually controlled means being arranged for further movementtostartthe operating means.

.55. .In a heel breasting machine,jthe combination of a shoe support, a power operated breasting knife, a stop for locating thework with respect to the knife, spring operated means acting to upholdthe work support and-'pressthe shoe against the stop, and

means for storing power in the spring'during one cycle of the machine tobe used in the next cycle.

I 56nIn a heel breasting machine, a shoe support arranged to permit-movementor" the shoein its longitudinal median plane, vertically yielding means engagmg'the tread fa'ces of'the heel and foreparttodetermine the position o'f'theshoe in said plane, a fixed stop engaging theshoe shank to-locate theshoe vertically, 'ineans for raising the support to torce'th-e ishoe' against-the said tread engagingmeans and stop, auditor holding support against depression, and breasting means acting heightwise of the heel toward the 'shoe'shank.

57. In a heel breast-mg machine, a shoe support; separated means engaging the tread faces of the heel and forepart to determine um position otthe shoein-said plane, a ilXQtl stop engaging the shoe shank tolocate the shoe vertically, means ton-raising the supportto force the shoe againstthe said tread engagingmeans and-stop andtor holding the shoe supportagainstdepression,and breasting means-having" a predetermined movement-heightwise of the heel of a shoe so positioned. r

58. Ina machine of the -classd-escribed, the combination of means for-operating upon a shoe, a yieldinglydepressible la.t support, a tread resttor theshoe heel, a fixed stop, means under the operators control for locking and upholding the support irrespecti velyot th-eheight 'otthe last with the shoe pressed against the stop'and for moving the tread rest into engagement i ith the heel, and power means for applyingshoe holding pressure to the tread rest during operation of the operating means.

59. In a machine of the e-lassdescribed, the combination of cutting means arranged for limited movement to operate upon a shoe bottomto a predetermined extent heightwise of the shoe, a stationary stop on the machine frame for limiting movement of a shoe toward-the cutting means in relation to the movement of the cuttingmeans, a yielding support by whichthe shoe is held against said stop, and additional means for applying pressureto the support to force the shoe against the stop and sustain the shoe during the action of the cutting means.

60. In a heel breasting machine, a shoe support arranged :to permit movement of the shoe 'in its longitudinal median plane, means engaging the tread ttacesof the heel and forepart "to'determi'ne the position of the shoein said plane, means for operating thesupport to force the shoe against the" said tread engaging means, and a breasting knife acting heightwise' of'the' heel toward the shoe shank.

- 61. In aheel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife having a constant limit oi' operating stroke, a

'shank'stop permanently located to position a shoe'shankat said limit, a tread rest for the shoe heel arranged :to'he lifted by pressure of the shoe against 1t, a "shoe support movable to locate the shoe under the stop and rest, means for raising the shoe support to press the shoe against the stop and to raise the tread rest, and means for applying additional downward pressure-to the tread rest after it has been raised by the heel to hold the heel during operation of the knife.

62. In a machine for breasting heels attached toshoes, the combination of a knife, means for giving the knife a constant stroke, a shank stop to locate the shank of the shoe at a limit of the knife stroke, a shoe sup port movable toward and from said stop, power means energized in a previous cycle of the machine for raising the support to locate the shoe against the stop, means under the operators control for releasing said power means, and means operated by the knife operating means for reenergizing the power means.

63. In a machine for breasting heels attached to shoes, thecombination of a breasting knife having a fixed limit of movement toward the shoe, means for locating the shank of the shoe at the limit of the knife movement, a shoe support movableto cause the shoe to be pressed against said shank locating means, means including a spring arranged to be energized in a previous cycle of the machine for so moving the shoe support, and means under the operators control for permitting the spring to act.

64. In a machine for breasting heels attached to shoes, the combination of a breasting knife having a fixed limit of movement toward the shoe, a shoe support movable in the direction of movement of the knife, a stop for engaging the shoe shank to limit movement of the shoe'toward the knife, an initially tensioned spring having connection to said support for moving it to press the shoe against the stop, a latch for holding the spring from acting, operator-controlled means for releasing the latch, means for holding the shoe support against depression during operation of the knife, and means acting during the movement of the knife for retensioning the spring.

65. In a machine for breasting heels attached to shoes, the combination of a breast ing knife having a fixed limit of movement toward the shoe, a stop arranged for engagement by the shoe shank to limit movement of the shoe toward the knife, a shoe support movable in the direction of movement of the knife to cause the shank of the shoe to engage the stop, a shoe support operating mechanism acting to press the shoe against the stop and to hold it against depression during operation of the knife, said mechanism including an initially tensioned spring, a latch for holding the spring from acting, operator controlled means for releasing the latch, and means acting during the movement of the knife for retensioning the SPIHIO'.

66. In a machine of the class described, a reciprocating breasting knife, power means for operating the knife in each cycle toward and from a point on the shoe bottom, a fixed stop located to engage said point on the shoe, a last support, and means under the operators control for causing the last supm, port to present and hold a last of any height against the stop prior to operation of the knife.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

RALPH C. SIMMONS. 

